Venoor : Police have arrested the owner of a crackers manufacturing unit at Kadtyaru near Goliyangady in Kukkedy GP limits in connection with the explosion at the unit on Sunday which claimed the lives of three people. The arrested person is Sayyed Basheer. An FIR has been lodged against him based on the complaint filed […]

Bengaluru : Karnataka IPS officer D Roopa was trolled on social media after she supported the ban on firecrackers. In a Facebook post, she had written that bursting firecrackers on Diwali is not a Hindu tradition and that there is no mention of crackers in epics and puranas. Citing the impact of bursting crackers on […]

Mangaluru : The city is busy in Diwali celebrations for three days from Nov. 10 to 13. People crouded to buy Diyas, Lantern, Lights, Flowers to celebrated Deepavali in grandeur. Diwali is more than a “festival of lights”. The word “deepavali” is a Sanskrit word meaning “the array of lights”. The festival is celebrated are […]

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Mangalore : The Hindu Yuva Sena Ganeshotsava placed at Nehru Maidan, concludes with a grand procession on the seventh day giving an end to the Mangalore Ganeshotsava celebration on September 4, Thursday. Besides the heavy rain, procession commenced from the Nehru Maidan and passed through A B Shetty circle, clock tower, Hampankatta, K S Rao […]

Mangalore/Mudigere : The Mangalore police and Mudigere police have registered cases against members of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Hindu Jagarana Vedike for bursting crackers to mark celebration for the death of writer UR Ananthamurthy. Mangalore police commissioner R Hitendra said that, a case have registered against unidentified persons under sections of the Indian Penal […]

Mangalore : The Member of Legislative Council Ivan D’Souza in his first visit to the city he was greeted with the garland on Saturday as party workers thronged to the district office to welcome him. Speaking at District Congress Office Ivan D’Souza said the nomination was a “recognition” of his work for the Congress over […]

Tamil Nadu : People in Tamil Nadu Saturday woke up to the sounds of crackers on the occasion of Diwali, the festival of lights. Children burst fire crackers and adults performed puja at home. People exchanged special Diwali Leghium-herbal jam, sweets and savouries with neighbours and relatives. People called up friends and relatives to greet […]